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Thursday, September 06, 2012

Romanians can't trust Hungary

A recent poll showed that a majority of Romanians can't trust Hungary.

A recent poll by a Romanian group called IRES (Romanian
Association for Evaluation and Strategy), showed that a majority of Romanians can't trust Hungary. This is no surprise considering the history between the two countries and its peoples. Relations between the two countries have been frosty at the best of times and downright nasty at the worst of times.

Hungary lost a large part of her territory and a few million ethnic Hungarians (Magyars) to Romania due to the Treaty of Trianon in 1921. The poll found that about 77% of Romanians do not trust or do not trust at all in Hungary. The poll was conducted from August 21 to 24 with about 1,500 people questioned. I'm pretty sure a poll like this in Hungary about Romania would get similar results.

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A radio call for help during the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. In 1956, Hungarians faced Soviet communist tyranny. Today, Hungarians face the tyranny and undemocratic practices of the European Union. Tyranny often comes in military uniforms and also in business suits as Hungarians have learned with their experiences with the EU.